Bulletin updated at 08:50 HKT 22/Aug/2017
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Hato is expected to enter the northern part of the South China Sea and move towards the coast of Guangdong today, bringing unsettled weather to Guangdong tomorrow. A broad area of low pressure will bring showers to the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast in the latter part of this week. Date/Month 22/8 (Tuesday) Wind: West to northwest force 3 to 4, force 5 at night. Weather: Mainly fine and hazy at first. Very hot. Becoming cloudy with a few showers and squally thunderstorms later. Swells overnight. Temp Range: 28 - 34 C R.H. Range: 65 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 23/8(Wednesday) Wind: North force 4 to 5, becoming east to southeast force 7 to 8. Weather: Cloudy to overcast with squally showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 24/8(Thursday) Wind: South to southwest force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 25/8(Friday) Wind: Southeast force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 26/8(Saturday) Wind: North to northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore later. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 27/8(Sunday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 28/8(Monday) Wind: East to southeast force 4, occasionally force 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 29/8(Tuesday) Wind: East to southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 30/8(Wednesday) Wind: East to southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.22/8/2017 at North Point was 26 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.22/8/2017 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.7 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.2 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 2 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 7 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 9 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain